Hi Cameron, I don’t mean to call you out specifically, but I don’t understand this to be the case, from my experience.
The BA / BS is a 40 credit degree, and is not a terminal degree. No one will be teaching (more than at the adjunct level) with these degrees.
You can get any degree you want, but if you want to teach, think PhD (5-7 years and research/theory instead of practice) or MFA (3-4 years look for the 60 credit req. this is a terminal studio degree, but still some research and theory).